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When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.

• Booking your test

  You can book your driving test when you’ve passed your theory test. You do…

• What to take to your test

  You must take: your UK driving licence your theory test pass certificate,…

• Using your own car for your test

  You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving…

• What happens during the test

  There are 5 parts to the driving test: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell…

• Driving test faults and your result

  There are 3 types of faults you can make: a dangerous fault - this…

• If your test is cancelled or there's bad weather

  Your driving test can be cancelled or stopped because of bad weather,…

• If you have a disability, health condition or learning difficulty

  When you book your driving test you should say if you have a: disability…

When to book your car theory test, what to take with you, what happens at the test centre, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark.

• Booking your test

  You must have a provisional driving licence to book your theory test.…

• Theory test revision and practice

  You can use books and software to revise for the theory test and take…

• What to take to your test

  You must take your UK photocard driving licence to your test. If you have…

• When you arrive at the test centre

  You must arrive 15 minutes before your theory test starts. If you’re late…

• Multiple-choice questions

  You have 57 minutes to answer 50 multiple-choice questions. Before the…

• Hazard perception test

  Before you start the hazard perception test, you’ll be shown a video about…

• Pass mark and test result

  You’ll get the result at the test centre after taking the theory test. You…

• If you have a reading difficulty, disability or health condition

  When you book your theory test you should say if you have a: reading…

How to set up an MOT centre for HGVs, trailers, buses and coaches including eligibility, what you need and how to apply.

• Updated: 23 May 2024

Additional tests for passenger vehicles - Low Emissions Certificate and seat belt installation tests

Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.

Vehicle emissions testing - including the MOT test, roadside checks and Air Quality Management Areas

Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests

The specialist HGV tests to carry dangerous goods, take goods outside the EU, change weight restrictions, qualify for a Low Emissions Certificate

Vehicles which must have the annual test - buses, coaches, lorries and trailers, booking and fees.

• Updated: 15 April 2017